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For pineapple cultivation, there are non-cutting varieties like Q, Queen. The fruits usually weigh 1.5 to 2.5 kg. The eyes on the fruits of this variety are not deep. These varieties are good for processing industry and are suitable for commercial cultivation. Giant Q, Mauritius varieties are also used for cultivation.


When planting, the soil should be well plowed and plowed to a depth of 30 to 40 cm. Deep fry. Apply 20 tons of manure per hectare in the soil. This crop is sown in August-September. For that 30 cm. Make deep, three to four meter long variables. The distance between the two steps is 90 cm. To keep. The distance between the two rows of grass is 60 cm. To keep. The distance between the two trees is 15 cm. To keep. In sparse plantings keep 30 to 45 cm. Closer planting yields smaller fruits.

When planting, care should be taken that soil does not get into the inner pores of the plant. As this crop is horticultural, it can be grown in coconut orchards in the Konkan belt. Pineapples are grown from footways, root stems and leaves growing under the fruit shoots and fruit tops. Fruits are ready in 18 to 22 months if planted using footways. Fruits are ready in 22 to 24 months, respectively, if the shoots under the fruit and the leaf tips on the fruit are used for planting. When planting, the seedlings should be immersed in fungicide solution. Do not plant in heavy rains.
Fertilizers

Fertilize each plant in two to three installments in the amount of 12 gm n, 6 gm phosphorus, 12 gm potash. The first installment should be paid three months after planting and the last installment should be paid within a year. Water supply should be done after eight to ten days in winter and six days in summer depending on the size of the soil. Care should be taken not to accumulate water in the pasture during monsoon. The crop should be added from time to time.

Fertilizer needs to be added immediately after application. Grass should be covered with dried grass. Fruits are harvested in April-May. Pineapple can be harvested. It takes 20 to 24 months for the main crop to be ready, while it takes 12 months for the dry crop to be ready. Sorghum production is half of the main crop. After harvesting the fruit, keep a vigorous footway and remove the remaining footway and root tree. Fertilize the dry crop as recommended. When the fruit is fully ripe, cut the fruit with a stick after the eyes in the lower one and two rows of the fruit turn yellow. Do not injure the fruit.